Hi,
I have in one slides several frames containing text as well as a frame
containing a table.
I wan to reduce the size of tha table and its frame but pp won't let me do
that; a but as if the formatting was protected or "locked".
Any ideas on how to fix it?
Tx,
S

By frame, do you mean objects? Are the objects grouped? What version of
PowerPoint are you using? Are you sure that the table really is a table, or
is it a group of objects?

Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
http://www.soniacoleman.com
(Tutorials and Autorun CD Project Creator)
PowerPoint Live! - Featured Speaker
Tucson, AZ; October 12-15, 2003


"saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
> I have in one slides several frames containing text as well as a frame
> containing a table.
> I wan to reduce the size of tha table and its frame but pp won't let me do
> that; a but as if the formatting was protected or "locked".
> Any ideas on how to fix it?
> Tx,
> S
>
>

I am using pp 2002, WIN XP.
The table I inserted using the command: "Insert Table" and I chose the
number of rows and columns, etc.
Ii cd be a group of objects, I am not sure.
how do I check?


"Sonia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> By frame, do you mean objects? Are the objects grouped? What version of
> PowerPoint are you using? Are you sure that the table really is a table,
or
> is it a group of objects?
>
> Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
> http://www.soniacoleman.com
> (Tutorials and Autorun CD Project Creator)
> PowerPoint Live! - Featured Speaker
> Tucson, AZ; October 12-15, 2003
>
>
> "saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> > I have in one slides several frames containing text as well as a frame
> > containing a table.
> > I wan to reduce the size of tha table and its frame but pp won't let me
do
> > that; a but as if the formatting was protected or "locked".
> > Any ideas on how to fix it?
> > Tx,
> > S
> >
> >
>
>

Sonia,
I think by "frames" they meant placeholders. I have had several newbies to
PPT who are (somewhat) web wise call them that, thinking that they worked
like the frames on a web page.

--
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"Sonia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> By frame, do you mean objects? Are the objects grouped? What version of
> PowerPoint are you using? Are you sure that the table really is a table,
or
> is it a group of objects?
>
> Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
> http://www.soniacoleman.com
> (Tutorials and Autorun CD Project Creator)
> PowerPoint Live! - Featured Speaker
> Tucson, AZ; October 12-15, 2003
>
>
> "saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> > I have in one slides several frames containing text as well as a frame
> > containing a table.
> > I wan to reduce the size of tha table and its frame but pp won't let me
do
> > that; a but as if the formatting was protected or "locked".
> > Any ideas on how to fix it?
> > Tx,
> > S
> >
> >
>
>

Tables can sometimes seem a bit tricky.

If there is text in the table, the table won't size any smaller than what is
required to contain the text. Could this be the issue? Maybe you can tell
us more about the contents. Spaces, and carriage returns do count as
characters, so they could also be restricting the re-sizing.

By the way, we use the term "newbie" here with great fondness and respect.
It really doesn't matter how new a person is. Anyone who finds their way to
one of these newsgroups is very smart and resourceful, in our book. But, we
do have a lot of users who use non-English versions of PowerPoint, so I
wasn't sure what you meant by a frame and thought that frame might be the
translation of "object", in another language. Kathy was just trying to
point out to me that the other possibility was that maybe I wasn't
considering the fact that even in English people use different terms for
different things. Heavens! You should have been here a few years ago when
I referred to everything as a "thingie". In any language, that one is a bit
hard to translate. LOL!!

"saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am using pp 2002, WIN XP.
> The table I inserted using the command: "Insert Table" and I chose the
> number of rows and columns, etc.
> Ii cd be a group of objects, I am not sure.
> how do I check?
>
>
> "Sonia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > By frame, do you mean objects? Are the objects grouped? What version
of
> > PowerPoint are you using? Are you sure that the table really is a
table,
> or
> > is it a group of objects?
> >
> > Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
> > http://www.soniacoleman.com
> > (Tutorials and Autorun CD Project Creator)
> > PowerPoint Live! - Featured Speaker
> > Tucson, AZ; October 12-15, 2003
> >
> >
> > "saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi,
> > > I have in one slides several frames containing text as well as a frame
> > > containing a table.
> > > I wan to reduce the size of tha table and its frame but pp won't let
me
> do
> > > that; a but as if the formatting was protected or "locked".
> > > Any ideas on how to fix it?
> > > Tx,
> > > S
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Sonia,
I appreciate your comments.
I was just putting in my 2 cents; u know how it is....
Anyhow, I was playing around with the pres and somehow by going into some
formatting--I remember: selecting the whole table and going into edit mode
for the "borders" of the cells, and using that to fix it.
But it is strange as I was able to simply edit it another time using another
method.
And u r right about the font size which was another aspect of the problem.
The problem is fixed.
Tx very much for your replies to my posts.
S

"Sonia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Tables can sometimes seem a bit tricky.
>
> If there is text in the table, the table won't size any smaller than what
is
> required to contain the text. Could this be the issue? Maybe you can
tell
> us more about the contents. Spaces, and carriage returns do count as
> characters, so they could also be restricting the re-sizing.
>
> By the way, we use the term "newbie" here with great fondness and respect.
> It really doesn't matter how new a person is. Anyone who finds their way
to
> one of these newsgroups is very smart and resourceful, in our book. But,
we
> do have a lot of users who use non-English versions of PowerPoint, so I
> wasn't sure what you meant by a frame and thought that frame might be the
> translation of "object", in another language. Kathy was just trying to
> point out to me that the other possibility was that maybe I wasn't
> considering the fact that even in English people use different terms for
> different things. Heavens! You should have been here a few years ago
when
> I referred to everything as a "thingie". In any language, that one is a
bit
> hard to translate. LOL!!
>
> "saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am using pp 2002, WIN XP.
> > The table I inserted using the command: "Insert Table" and I chose the
> > number of rows and columns, etc.
> > Ii cd be a group of objects, I am not sure.
> > how do I check?
> >
> >
> > "Sonia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > By frame, do you mean objects? Are the objects grouped? What version
> of
> > > PowerPoint are you using? Are you sure that the table really is a
> table,
> > or
> > > is it a group of objects?
> > >
> > > Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
> > > http://www.soniacoleman.com
> > > (Tutorials and Autorun CD Project Creator)
> > > PowerPoint Live! - Featured Speaker
> > > Tucson, AZ; October 12-15, 2003
> > >
> > >
> > > "saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I have in one slides several frames containing text as well as a
frame
> > > > containing a table.
> > > > I wan to reduce the size of tha table and its frame but pp won't let
> me
> > do
> > > > that; a but as if the formatting was protected or "locked".
> > > > Any ideas on how to fix it?
> > > > Tx,
> > > > S
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Good goin'. We welcome your comments and certainly recognize your
frustration as our own. Keep hangin' around here. It's a great place to
learn and share. Next time someone has a table question, I'll bet money
that you'll be able to offer some real help!

"saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sonia,
> I appreciate your comments.
> I was just putting in my 2 cents; u know how it is....
> Anyhow, I was playing around with the pres and somehow by going into some
> formatting--I remember: selecting the whole table and going into edit mode
> for the "borders" of the cells, and using that to fix it.
> But it is strange as I was able to simply edit it another time using
another
> method.
> And u r right about the font size which was another aspect of the problem.
> The problem is fixed.
> Tx very much for your replies to my posts.
> S
>
> "Sonia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Tables can sometimes seem a bit tricky.
> >
> > If there is text in the table, the table won't size any smaller than
what
> is
> > required to contain the text. Could this be the issue? Maybe you can
> tell
> > us more about the contents. Spaces, and carriage returns do count as
> > characters, so they could also be restricting the re-sizing.
> >
> > By the way, we use the term "newbie" here with great fondness and
respect.
> > It really doesn't matter how new a person is. Anyone who finds their
way
> to
> > one of these newsgroups is very smart and resourceful, in our book.
But,
> we
> > do have a lot of users who use non-English versions of PowerPoint, so I
> > wasn't sure what you meant by a frame and thought that frame might be
the
> > translation of "object", in another language. Kathy was just trying to
> > point out to me that the other possibility was that maybe I wasn't
> > considering the fact that even in English people use different terms for
> > different things. Heavens! You should have been here a few years ago
> when
> > I referred to everything as a "thingie". In any language, that one is a
> bit
> > hard to translate. LOL!!
> >
> > "saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I am using pp 2002, WIN XP.
> > > The table I inserted using the command: "Insert Table" and I chose the
> > > number of rows and columns, etc.
> > > Ii cd be a group of objects, I am not sure.
> > > how do I check?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Sonia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > By frame, do you mean objects? Are the objects grouped? What
version
> > of
> > > > PowerPoint are you using? Are you sure that the table really is a
> > table,
> > > or
> > > > is it a group of objects?
> > > >
> > > > Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
> > > > http://www.soniacoleman.com
> > > > (Tutorials and Autorun CD Project Creator)
> > > > PowerPoint Live! - Featured Speaker
> > > > Tucson, AZ; October 12-15, 2003
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "saturnin02" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I have in one slides several frames containing text as well as a
> frame
> > > > > containing a table.
> > > > > I wan to reduce the size of tha table and its frame but pp won't
let
> > me
> > > do
> > > > > that; a but as if the formatting was protected or "locked".
> > > > > Any ideas on how to fix it?
> > > > > Tx,
> > > > > S
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>